His first purchase, which he named Sidore Kuroneko, he considers his wife the other two-named Elena and Muriel-are just intimate friends.
Pinocchio, Frankenstein, My Fair Lady, and 90s makeover movie She’s All That all have their origins in that myth.īut Pygmalion’s true modern heir might be Davecat, a man who lives in southeastern Michigan with three high-end sex dolls. The tale has been reimagined countless times since its initial publication as part of Ovid’s epic poem Metamorphoses in 8 A.D. It’s so beautiful that he falls in love with her, prays that she could become real, has his wish granted, and lives happily ever after. The story of Pygmalion goes like this: A sculptor carves a statue in the shape of a beautiful woman.
